Guinness Shepherd’s pie

Alright, I must give the credit to the Hungry Housewife. I saw the recipe and her website and since my husband LOVE Guinness, I had to try it.

Ingredients

- 1 ½ pound of ground beef (Can also use veal)
- 1 (1lbs) bag of frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
- 2 packets of dry brown gravy mix
- 1 medium onion
- Olive oil
- 2 bottles of Guinness beer
- 2 tablespoon of tomato paste
- 2 cup of sharp cheddar cheese
- 3 pounds of baking potatoes
- ¼- ½ cup milk
- 1 stick of butter
- Salt and pepper

How to?

1. Turn on the oven at 375.
2. Boil the potatoes in salted water. Use the milk and butter to do mashed potatoes. (don’t forget the salt and pepper. I also added garlic salt
3. Cook and drain the ground beef. Place the ground beef in a skillet and add 1 bottle of the Guinness. Cook until the beer has almost cooked out.
4. Add tomato paste to the meat
5. In a medium saucepan, prepare the brown gravy according to the package directions, however, use beer for half the liquid called for (1 cup of water, 1 cup beer). Pour gravy into the meat mixture. Cook together until you get nice thick gravy.
6. In a medium skillet, with olive oil, sauté the onions until soft. Add the thawed vegetables and cook until warm throughout.
7. In a baking dish, add meat as a bottom layer, then add the vegetables, then the mashed potatoes and top with the shredded cheddar cheese.
8. Cook at 375 for about 20 minutes or until the cheese is nice and bubbly!
It is delicious, even for those that aren’t fans of Guinness beer.